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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30

As the discussion of the reduction of the
revenue howing into the national trers-
ury has become a national necessity, not
disputed 10y any except extremists, the
best method OF securing such reduction
to the stuudnrd Of the governments
needs should be the aim OF all who at
tempt 40 present the subject to the peo-
Pile with vipw to their enlightenment
That all gill agree upon any particular
method is no, to he expected. Opinions
will vary of course on this as on other
subjects; but If every one who enters the
field of discussion, would lay aside party
prejudice ns much as possible, and aim
10 reach solution with reference to
the general good of the country,
no harm could result from the promulga-
tion of widely varying ideas, or suggcs-
tions. Tho subject Is complicated, and
safe and sure adjustment of 1t is e1-
ceedinHly difficult The question to be
first considered H. should the reduction
necessary bo made by n repeal or modih-
cation OF the laws which bring into the
treasury large amount from the manu-
facture and sale of tobacco ana whisky
known as internal reveuue' or, would it
be to the bsst interests of the country
TO allow such tax II remain and secure
the reduction by a reduction o; the rate
of duty imposed ON importations from
foreign oountries' Thore is no issue be
tween protection and free trade, because
shere is no party advocating free trade.
All attempts to impress the public mind
with The idea that the democratic party
advocates free trade, ar. purposely made
20 deceive. A. parties, it may be fairly
stated, that the republicans favor a high
protective tariff. That Is tariff in the
interest of those engaged in manutactur-
iug. While the democratic party is in
favor OF q tariff, which will bring SUE
lent revenue into the treasury to defray
the expenses OF the government. and no
more. And, it may be further said in
explanation OF the position OF the
democI site party on the subject, that /,
fayors the imposition of such duties, up
on article, OF luxury as a rule, rather than
upon articles Of general necessity. 1t is
the conviction of the great majority of
men composing the democratic party,
that, that portion of the people who
indulge IN imported luxuries, are better
able to pay such tax; and that therefore,
our revenue laws should be framed in
conformity to this idea. To come
squsrsly to the subject, true demosrstic
doctrine holds, that as we must have tar
ift lsws for revenue purposes, they should
be so made as to protect the class who
find it hardest TO provide for themselves
the necessaries of life. The benefit. i.
any there be. shorld be secured to the
poor, and not 10 the rich. This in the
DEMOCRATS opinion, is good democratic
doctrine, and expresses generally tn,
views of democrats on the subject of tn,
tariff.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30

money out of the club, and would, there
fore, come if all his expenses were paid
and he was presented with pair of two
shilling suspenders when he left for
home.
Pickles Smith, who hal his wheelbar.
row stolen the other day, and consequent
Iyr believes in the badness of the world,
moved that the terms of the speaker be
accepted, but the president waved him
aside and said;
I'VE kin not incourage de Hon. gem Ian
to Pot IN an appearance. In de fust
place oe price am too high; in de next
place, If de world am grown bad0er we
can't help II, an his lecktur' Son't make
1t any better. Deed, can't sccept his
conciuShun at all. Now an den some one
may break into my hen-coop, pizen nv
dog or stick me wild Lad nickel, but de
world IN glneral can't be held to blame
tur 1t. believe We ar all CROWN bet
ter-much better"
VAIN APPEAL.
Some time since the branch club at
Halifax bounced member named Limit
ed johnson for having declared his belief
that the world was fiat He was given ey-
cry opportunity 20 re,ract and charge
MS opInions; but he positively refused to
do So. Wneu his name was erased from
the books he made an appeal to the home
club to bs reinstatvd. This appeal was
referred to the committee on astronomy
for investigation and report, aud the
chairman now reported:
"Nh hen puSsou stands in de middle of
a cotton field an sQulnts dis way an dat
way pears to him dat de world am fiat.
We doan' blame Brudder Johnson fer be-
lievin' his eyes, but we DO blame him fer
not bellevin' in geography. Geography
says dc world am round. All de white
folks say SO. All de Intelligent cull'ud
people say So. It's sartin den dat de
world am round. A member of a lodge
dat believes otherwise wouldn't stop dar.
He'd soon assert dat de sun moved, an
dat de world wobbled Instead of turned,
an dat de moon was hung up dar on pur-
pose to make onions grow at night. He'd
keep de lodge stirred an everybody mad,
an de result kin easily be predicted. De
otishul appeal of Limited Johnson to be
reinstated am, darfo', denied, an de ack-
shun of de Halifax branch in droppin'
him from de rolls is sustained by large
On motion of Trustee Pullback the re-
port was accepted and adopted.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30
THE STRikE ENDED.

Good Results eta Conference ofNanagers ana
EmployeS-fhe Men 80 Rack but not as
Knights OfLabor.
PRILADELPHIA, Dec. 2T.-The strike of
the Reading railroad employees WAS order
ed of at an early hour this morning. and
/ the men Will return to work p-dsv,
During yesterday afternoon committee
of the men visited the headquarters of
the Reading road and discussed the
question at Issue with General Snper'u-
tsncent Sweigard. The best Of feeling
prevailed, and SO good were the effects
of the meeting considered by the super
lntendent that he sent out this message
to several of The chief efli,erS of the
road: The strike is settled and the men
will return to work.
The news spread quickly and excited
considerable surprise. There WAS still
another meeting to be held. During the
evening the committee, beaded by John
he'ly and John le", visited the general
uperlntendent'S office. The questions
were again thoroug hly discussed and
the understanding had been reached that
the men were 10 go to work this morniuS
and that the controversy would be settled
atterward by committee of the men
and representatives of the companv
As the conference was about to break un
Mr.. Lee make remark about'the mem
bershlp of the mems committee Il
will not, eff course said Mr.. Sweicard
IN reply, treat with the men as knights
of Labor. They must como as en-
ployes of the Reading THAT settles
II" said Nj. Kelly, and he walked 20 the
door. The other committeeman followed
him, and they left the room.
The committeeman returned to their
meeting place in Port Richmond, aud re.
ported to the convention of employees.
After three hours discussion the strike
was declared of, and at l O'Clock this
morning the men were ordered to return
TO work.
The five crows over whom the trouble
originated are to be supported by imam
cial aid by the employees, pending ar
bitratiOu.
The strike threatened to be the most
serious that has occurred i'll years and 10
involve $4,000 men. Last Thursday
crew was discharged at Taylor's elevator
on the Delaware river because
they would not handle flour along
with scab crew. Friday 1000 coal
passers, fireman and eugiueers struck be
cause the elevator owners Insisted III EN-
plOylng scab labor. Saturday afternoon
convention of the employees of the
company was held and it was decided to
order ont all the freight handlers, engi-
neers, coal miners, and all the employees,
except those running the passenger
trains. The most serious feature of the
affair was that it cut off the coal supply
of Philadelphia and eastern cities There
was not more than one weeks supply at
Philadelphia. The employees stated when
the strike was ordered that they were
willing TO arbitratc, but the company re-
fused.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30
THE KNIGHTS GREATLY AFFECTED.

Their Men Lose Confidence in the Order-Thcy
Have Lost While the American Federation
Has Won Many Strikes.
CHICAGO, Dec. PIT has been gener-
ally admitted that the success OF the
Knights of Labor as a national organic
alton would be greatly affected by the
Philadelphia d Reading strike. There is
every reason to believe that the general
executive board invited the contest.
Strikes that the board has controlled
have usually failed, while the American
Federation of Trades has been winning
strike after strike. The stampede TO the
organization commenced Immediately af-
ter the stock yards strike and has been
on the increase ever since. The general
officers of the Knights of Labor are fully
alive to the situstion, and decided TO
make one supreme effort to restore the
fast fading prestige of their once power
ful federation. A lesding Knight of
Labor said before the settlement: "a
defeat would certainly be followed By the
withdrawal of every organized trade now
attached to the knights and the absolute
disruption OF the order"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30

Mr.. Manning was boru In Albany, n.
Y, August 16, 1881. His parentage was
of Irish, English and Dutch extraction.
He was poor boy, and his early oppor-
tuni5ies fer schooling were very limited.
At II years of age he went to work as an
office-boy at the establishment of the AL
bany Atlas, which was afterward merged
into the Albany Argus, with which paper
he was, in one capacity or another, con
nected until his appointment by Presi-
deat Cleveland as secretary OF the treas
Gry. In 1873 ne assumed sole charge of
the Argus and was elected president of
the company. He was member of ths
New York democratic state convention OF
1874 that nominated Samuel j.
Tiiden for governor and was
delegate to the St. Louis
convention of 1876 that nominated Mr..
TIlden for president. He was also q
member of the New York democratic
state committee since 1876, was Its secre-
tary i'll 1879 and 1880, and was elected
chairman IN 1884. He led the New York
delegation in the democratic national
convention il 1884, and was chiefly in
strumental in securing Mr.. Cleveland's
nc nCminatlOn, landing his interests in an
able, manly manner. Mr. Cleveland made
him secretary OF the treasury In March,
1885, which office he filed for nearly two
years, his resignation being accepted
February II, 1887. Mr.. Manning was ac-
tive and successful outside of journalism
aud politics. He was long a director of
the Albany & Susquehanna railway com
pany and president Of the National Com
mercial bank of Albany, of which he w&s
first director and then vice president. He
was also park commissioner of Albany
and a director of the Albany Electric
Light company.
He has two sons and a daughter. His
first wife died four years ago. He con
tracted second matrimonial alliance in
November, 1884, Immediately after the
election of Mr.. Cleveland to the Presi-
dency, leading 30 the altar Miss Fryer,
daughter of an Albany dry goods prince.
He was worth several hundred thousand
dollars. Born a catholic, Mr.. Manning
drifted into tho Episcopal church, OF
which his first wife was a member, and
both of his sons belong to this denomin-
alton. His daughter, however, has re-
mained Catholic.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30
FIRE INA CAURCH.
Hundreds Of People Trsmpled Under Foot in
the Stampede That Follows.

Hundreds Of People Trsmpled Under Foot in
the Stampede That Follows.
FlIKBUEz, H., Dec. 27.-At the Christ
mas entertainment at the First Methodist
Episcopal church, little cabin was
placed OF the platform 70 take the place
OF the pulpit. 1t wss filled with
presents for the children. The
cabin being built OF cotton and
other InAammable materials, took
fire from the lights and caused
great stampede among the men, women
and children. Hundreds were tram Piled
under foot and good many badly in
jured, come of them probably fatally.
The church was saved by great effort bat
all the windows were completely demoi-
ishsd.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30

New YORK, Dec. 27.-The fo!lowiyg dis
patch was received from Philadelphia AT
the office of President Corbiu, of the
Reading: Every man returned this
morning and all trains are running as
usual. All the engines were taken out by
the old crews and the superintendent
says that by 10 o'clock all work will be
going or as usual At ali stations in this
city the men are showing up and the
present indications are that all business
will soon be working as usual Just
heard from Reading. All reported for
work as usual"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30
AyaIuabIe Medical Treatise.

The edition for 1885 Of the sterling Medical An
nual known as Hostetters Almanac, is now
ready and may be obtained, free of cost, OF drug
gists and general country dealers in all parts Of
civilized portion OF the Western Hemisphere.
T.ags Almanac has been issued regularly at the
commencement OF every year for over one
fourth OF & century. /: combines. wIththe sound
est practical advice for the preservation and re-
storation OF health. large amount Of interesting
and amusing light reading, ard the calendar, as
Economical calculations. chronological items &c.
are prepared with great care, and viii b. found
entirely accurate. The issue Cf H0stetter's A.
uIaDac for lSos VIII probably be the largest e-l.-
ton of q medical work ever published 10 any
country. The propEieIors. MeSsrs- Hostetcer <
20. PItTSburg, Pa, on receipt Of a two cent
staInp will forward copy by mai to any person
uho cannot procure one m his I,e4Ir-F,F.or{scsd
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30
GONE TO His LONG REST
Daniel Manning the Great Democratic
Leader and Statesman is no More.
He Passes Peacefully Away-Aecouut
Of his Last Illness Biography.
DEATH OF MR.. MANNING.

He pieS in the Presence of his Family. The
Faneral VIII Probably be Tuesday Next
ALBANY, Dec. 24 Daniel Manning, the
great democratic leader and statesman,
died at l:30 this afternoon.
Mr.. Mannings death occurred at the
residence of his son, James II. Manning,
on Lancaster street. Death came peace
Tally. He died in the presence of his
family, those around his bedside being
Mrs Daniel Manning, Mr. and Mrs
Frederick Manning, Mrs. John L. Deie-
hanty, Miss Mary E. Manning, Mr.. Wm.
j. Flyer and Mr.. Robert l.. Fryer.
One of the attendants was Frederick
Moore, the faithful col0red boy who has
been with MIR. Manning since he entered
the treasury department Moore was
one of those who bore the body of
Judge Folger to the grave, aud it
has been arranged that he shall
perform the same last service on
behalf of Mr.. Manning to whom he was
warmly attached. AT noon the end began
to appear and all were prepared. He
had received holy communion at the hands
OF the Rev. DR.. j. Livingston several
times since the hand of death appeared,
and the clergyman was at his bedside
'Ai'' AhANAL L44-S NhAsAiiS PAay OF anu GOLSO
lation.
The news of Mr.. Manning's death
spread rapidly, bat caused little surprise,
as everybody ha1 given up hope of his
recovery. He was brought to this city
Tuesday evening, Dec. 13; FROM New
York. Mrs. Manning and James H.
Manning were with him. DR.. Loomis,
his physician in New York, expressed
M Ir1,rN ufa - n,
came to Albany to seek rest and crafty
that affection for the place of his birth
which had been a controlling motive with
him throughout his life. The diagnosis
of his case Gt the time he was stricken at
Washington showed he was suffering
from Bright's disease superinduced
by blood poisoning, that resulted, in the
opinion of DR.. Horny Hun, his physician,
from the bad sanitary condition of his
office in the treasury department. To
this disease were attributed the cerebral
hemOrrage and paralysis. Since that
Tuesday night Mr.. Manning had been
confined to his bed, and his powers have
gradually failed. Mr.. Manning bore the
statement OF his condition with the heroic
courage of which his whole life has BEEN
the incarnation. He cOnversed calmly
NiOh HIS ldldllJ upon tLiS ouDJSC y week
ago last night ne was visited by The Rev.
j. Livingston Reese, pastor of St.
Paurs Episcopal church, of which Mr..
Manning had been a member and com
municant for many years, and DR.. Reese
has been in attendance upon him several
times during each day since. Last Sun
day prayers were said i'll each OF the
Episcopal churches of the city for him at
ba ofp p51In,,
The arrangements for the funeral have
not yet been completed but the day Will
probably be Tuesday next.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30
Editor and His Pipe.
New York Sun.

i French noblem8n recently visited
Thomas A. Edison. While he was in the
laboratory the nobleman offered the
American wizard fine and long Havana
cigar. When the stranger left the wizard
had smoked the cigar about half way,
and then he discovered that it was out.
He touched his electrial cigar lighter to
relight the cigar, when it struck him that
the cigar did not suit him at all. He
threw it on the floor, picked up his old
dudheen, filled it with good Virginia to-
bucco and said to himself: MY old
pipe beats all the cigars L ever tried" 1t
is said that Edison is now perfecting a
new kind of pipe, which will cause a
revolution in pipe smoking.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30
now Can REPUBLICANS GET AROUND
THIS

now CAN REPUBLICANS GET AROUND
Grover Cleveland: Bat our present
tariff laws the vicious, iueguitable, and
illogical source of unnecessary tYxatlon,
ought to be mt onco revised and amend
ed. These laws, as their primary aud
plain effect, raise tho price to consumers
of all articles imported aud subject TO
duty by precisely the sum paid for such
duties. Thus the amount of duty meas-
ures the tax paid by those who purchase
for use these imported articles. Many of
these things, however are raised or manu-
factured in our own country, and the
duties now levied upon foreign goods and
products aro called protection to those
home manufactures, because they rem
dor ii possible for those of our people
who are manufacturers to make these
taxed articles and sell them for a price
equal To that demanded for the imported
goods that have paid customs duty. SO it
happens that while comparatively few
use the imported articles, millions sof our
people, who never use and never saw any
of the foreign products, purchase and use
things of the same kind made i'll this
country, and pay therefor nearly or quite
the same enhanced price which the duty
adds to the imported articles. Those
who buy imports pay tho duty charged
thereon into the public treasury, but the
majority of our citizens who buy domes-
tic articles of the same class pay sum
at loast approximately equal to this duty
to tho home manufacturer.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30
Wheat Crop in the Northwest.

The receipts of wheat at Minneapolis
last week amounted to 1,242,O00 bushels
and the shipments of flour to 120,69
barrels. Recent reports indicate that the
wheat crop in the northwest will exceed
the estimates, and the market is changing
toward the bear side. 1t is now calculated
that the total pooduct of Minnesota and
Dakota is about 95,000,O00 bushels.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30
COAL TRAINS MOVING .

Matters on the Reading Wear an Old Time
Lo0k-Mcn Tuning Against the knights.
READING, Pa, Dec. 27.-Matsecs ON the
Philadelphia j. Reading today wear an
oid-timH appearance. The first coal
trains, the cars of which have been lay
ing GA the sidings since Friday,
commenced moving this morning, and by
tomorrow the officials expect to have
everything III operation Gs before. IL is
believed that the action of the employees
convention in this city, yesterJay, pOsit-
lively refusing to strike at the dictates oi
the Knights of Labor and the sending OF
a committee TO Port Richmond counsel
ing settlement Of the difficulties had
much to do with the bringing about of
the downfall of the great strike. Tele-
grams received az the headquarters of
the Reading road early this morning
from many points say that the knig hts
have obeyed the order to 20 back to
work. An unfortunate part about the
strike is that n large number of good
men have been misled by the power of
the order to which they belong and have
lost their positions The men employed
in the shops here III accordance with their
resolution not to strike, are all at work
to-day.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30
The National Capital.

TIE secretary of the treasury has ap-
pointed Frank 0'NeiIl storekeeper and
gsuger of Cook county. Illinois
CONGRESSMAN SETH c. MoFFATr, OF the
Eleventh Michigan District, died at Prov
idence Hospital, Thursday morning from
blood poisoning, caused by q carbuncle e
upon his chin.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30
EnIldlng the s.ooo Ton Var shtps.

wAsHIsGros, Dec. 24.-The reports to
the navy department from the New York
and Norfolk navy yards, where prepara-
tions are usking to build the great 5000
ton armored var ships are highly salts
factory At New Yerk the keel blocks
for an ar-zoreG cruiser have been placed
and the ship is being laid down. The
new Buildings are nearly completed.
Good progress has also been made at Nor
folk.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30
TROUBLE AT TIE NAVY YARD.


Discharged Employees create a Threatening
Scene.
KAsH1SGTos, Dec. 24.-An evening pa
per says riot was narrowly ayerted at the
navy yard yesterday, and something aer-
iou5 might have occurred had not dis
ciplined armed force been on the ground.
At the close of the work on the excava-
tion for the new ordinance foundry
she superintendent announced the
names of sixty men whose setyices were
no longer required. This announcement
was followed by an exciting scene par.
ticipated in by the discharged employees.
They shouted out against such treatment
and threats of violence were made. Tie
approach of an armed body of marines
which had been summoned succeeded
r. bringing the disturbance to an end.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-12-30
IN GENERAL.
Nominations Confirmed.

The following nominations have been
confirmed by the senate: Charles S.
Fairchild, of New York, to be secretary
of the treasury; George L. Rivers, of
New York, assistant secretary of state;
Isaac II. Maynard, of New York, assist
ant secretary of the treasury; James W.
Hyatt, of Connecticut, United States
treasurer, Bayliss W. Honna, of Indiana,
minister to the Argentine republic.